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Meteorites, Asteroids, Comets and the Kuiper Belt
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Meteorites, asteroids, comets and the kuiper belt
A Meteor is a beam of light that is produced from the fragmentation of a portion of the solar system to the surface of the earth.
A meteorite is a planet body that is in constant contact with the sun. These objects have qualities of the most significant heavenly bodies. Despite this, they are too small to be classified as such thus the name meteorite.
A comet is composed of gas which is stored in a frozen state. When the comet gets close to the sun, the gas reacts with the heat causing the comet to produce grains which are responsible for the light rays (Lunar and planetary science, p.1).
A Kuiper belt is a disc like feature which contains icy bodies, located next to the orbit of Neptune. The belt reacts with the other planets causing it to leave its original position and cross over to the orbit of Neptune.
Near earth asteroids levy 9
The levy 9 is one of the most memorable incidents that display the impact of these bodies into the sun or any other planet. The comet hit the surface of the planet at 20, 000 degrees causing a massive fireball. This occurrence is one of the memorable impacts of the bodies (Chapter 12, Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets 238-257).
Movies of the comets impact on the earth, Jupiter and the sun.
There are few movies that have been made in honor of these occurrences. Despite this, the few that have been made have been highly successful in that they created awareness of the some of the impacts. The two movies that address these phenomena are Armageddon and Deep impact. Both movies are similar in that they were made at the same year. These movies are fiction versions that are made in response to the occurrences such as the levy 9 and other similar events.
List favorite object that you interested
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/meteor.htm
My favorite object is the meteorite. The reason I am intrigued by this body is its quality to break away from the sun. The sun produces powerful rays that cannot be viewed by the naked eye. The separation of a small portion of the sun is pivotal in that it is the only contact that human beings have with the sun.
2, a. Is a comets or meteorites impact on earth likely to be like the movie Armageddon? (Possible or probable)
The impact of a comet or a meteorite is not likely to be like the one in the movie. These particles are very small some of which can be compared to dust particles and small stones. The impact can be is determined by the distance of the body and the speed at which it is travelling. Most of the physical impacts have been seen in the formation of craters which take up the shape of the body. It is thus, not probable for a comet to cause the impact like the movie Armageddon.
2, b. Who or what would survive that impact
It is difficult to gauge who would survive this impact due to the large geographic nature of the earth. In the case of the animals, the cockroach would be the only animal to survive this impact. Cockroaches are known to have the survival skills required to sustain themselves in case harsh conditions are inflicted on the surface of the earth.
2, c. What can earthlings do to increase their rate of survival?
Earthlings can study the reactions of the other bodies on the earth and other heavenly bodies. All these bodies have reacted differently on their arrival on the earth. This will enable scientist to formulate survival tactics that are applicable on the occurrences of such an event.
Works cited
Lunar and planetary science.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/asteroidpage.html
web.3. October.2011.
Chapter 12, Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets. p, 238-257.
Metaphoric Rock and Regional Metaphorism
Metaphoric Rock and Regional Metaphorism
In Geology, metaphoric rock is a rock that was another type before it was changed while on earth thus becoming a new type of rock. Protolith is the term used to describe the type of rock the metaphoric rock used to be before metaphorism took place. The process of metaphorism involves the mineral context as well as the texture of the protolith changing because of chemical as well as physical factors associated with the environment. There are several cases as to why metaphorism occur and they include tectonic stress, heating by magma, burial or even the alteration by fluids. When the metaphorism continues to an advanced stage, the metaphoric rock is likely to develop different set of minerals and the texture also may change entirely that it may be difficult to realize what the protolith was. There are two main form of metaphorism regional and contact metaphorsim as will be discussed in this essay
Grade of Metaphorism
I will be looking at the grades of metaphorism that exist and factors that affect them. When the pressure and/or temperature increases in the body of a rock, the rock undergoes a process referred to as the prograde metaphorism, in other words the grade of metaphorism also increases. Metaphoric grade is a term that is often used in the description of relative pressure as well as temperature where metaphoric rocks begin to form. My graph will include a graph that portrays Temperature against pressure. The P-T paths shows relationship of metaphorism through pressure, temperature and time.
Figure SEQ Figure * ARABIC 1Pressure-time path
Figure SEQ Figure * ARABIC 2: Graph Showing relationship between temperature, pressure and metaphorism
Reference
White, C. E., & Barr, S. M. (2012) Meguma Terrane Revisted: Stratigraphy, Metamorphism, Paleontology and Provenance. Geoscience Canada 39(1).
Main component of GatewayHub Model
Main component of Gateway-Hub” Model and
This model has two major components that make it one of the most unique model for global success of the organizations. The component that makes it unique is uniting organizations around a platform for international competencies. This component means the use of the available competencies to be able to adjust the international organization with a center most reason for the better good of the company or the organization. This is done with a common language that is able to cover the core purpose of the organization, the level of knowledge needed as an international organization as well as the competencies needed to make the organization different from other organizations on board or in competition. The component denotes that the core purpose must be elaborated in all the dimensions that govern such organization. In most cases the model speaks of Multinational organization operating in the international sphere. The promises of this model depicts that in order to gunner the best results out of an organization, it is important to consider that such as organization must able to understand the facets of the preceding geographies of the organization or the company.
Arbitrage: this component is important in that is highlights the importance of organizational lessening of costs amid other issues on board. It is there to discover less costly materials as well as logistical systems that are of great interest to multinational organizations around the world. The premise behind this component is that is gathers all the areas that needs lower cost premises on board so that globally running organizations are able to meet the intended threshold.
Main component of Semi-global Strategy framework
Challenges. Low development rates and item showcase involvement in numerous developed nations, especially in more develop mass-market product organizations, make an expanding battle for piece of the pie. This is further intensified by moderate or negative financial development, recessionary weights, and high rates of unemployment because of the decrease of the mechanical division, abnormal amounts of buyer obligation, and a maturing populace. In spite of the fact that the effect of these strengths differs with the item advertise and the level of business globalization, this constitutes a significant test for some MNCs in customer markets. Expanded business division and rising media expenses limit potential scale economies and add to advertising expenses (Douglas & Craig, 2011).
Strategic Imperatives. In created nations, given the immersion and low development rates of numerous item advertises, a key basic is advancement in the improvement of new items and limited time methodologies. As a rule, firms are creating lower-estimated renditions of effective brands to meet expanded buyer value affectability because of increased monetary vulnerability. Special systems need to grasp changes in innovation and the development of new media, for example, the Internet, cellular telephones, and informal communication locales and progressively utilize procedures, for example, viral promoting and more noteworthy collaboration with purchasers to achieve target crowds. Embracing such strategies is accepting expanded criticalness given the log jam in numerous purchaser showcases in profoundly industrialized nations. (Chang, Witteloostuijn & Eden, 2010).
McDonald’s Corporation adopted Gateway-Hub Model
At the MacDonald’s Corporation in the mid-2000s, this kind of solidarity spoke to a sensational move far from the unbending progressive systems, brands, budgetary execution measurements, and reporting connections of its old incorporated model. The restaurant network had epitomized the centralization model for a long time. Each part of the framework had been institutionalized far and wide: mark personality, item offerings, bundling frameworks, establishment plans, and the configuration of the stores. This had left a solitary manual, and the organization’s inflexibility had helped it thrive, in light of the fact that it was seen as sending out a picture of the American way of life. At the same time institutionalization started to achieve its cutoff points around 2001. There was a unique move in buyer taste to healthier, more nutritious sustenance. In the U.S., fast-food restaurants as a rule and McDonald specifically were reprimanded by numerous for the developing corpulence pandemic, particularly among American youngsters.
Question 1
Locus of strategic decision making: The Company is multinational organization hence it has offices all over the world with central headquarter in United States.
Citizenship identification: Truly global company with national interest, it has workers all over the world.
Evaluation and control: The Company works using collaborative standards that are universal in nature
Communication; information flow: from the headquarter to other national heads all over the world
Corporate strategy: The Company has global strategies that are meant to promote global integration
Organization Structure: The Company has an organizational structure that is product based in nature (Nowak, 2008).
Marketing strategy: The marketing strategy used are international or global in nature.
The company is truly adopted to the E.P.R.G. model, hence it’s encouraging for the well-being of the company.
References
Cavusgil, S. T., Knight, G. A., & Riesenberger, J. R. (2008). International business: Strategy, management, and the new realities. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Chang, S. J., Van Witteloostuijn, A., & Eden, L. (2010). From the editors: common method variance in international business research. Journal of International Business Studies, 41(2), 178-184.
Douglas, S. P., & Craig, C. S. (2011). Convergence and divergence: developing a semiglobal marketing strategy. Journal of International Marketing, 19(1), 82-101.
Nowak, J. (2008). The Tortuous Road to Geocentrism in MNC Management. Master of Business Administration, (5), 59-71.
Prahalad, C. K., & Bhattacharyya, H. R. I. S. H. I. (2011). How to be a truly global company. Strategy+ Business Magazine, (64).